It's been a busy few days for the Greater Cambridge City Deal, with revelations about road closures and external reviews coming alongside announcements about forthcoming moves to build cycling infrastructure in the city.

Today (January 18), the City Deal assembly meets to discuss a range of measures designed to cut congestion in the city. They are due to discuss residents' fears over the idea of peak time congestion control points (PCCPs), as well as other measures such as the idea of a workplace parking levy (charging businesses for employees' parking spaces), and a "clean air zone" in the city centre where drivers could be charged for the emissions their vehicles produce.

We'll be covering the discussions live and will be keeping you abreast of all the latest on these discussions as they develop.

We're wrapping this thing up now.

All but the hardiest have left. It’s a wrap here. The Executive board will consider the assembly’s recommendations to push forward with the workplace parking levy and the clean air zones next week.

16:49

A pollution charge would need sign off from secretary of state for transport

16:47

So, what am I missing while I'm sat here in this meeting ....

16:44KEY EVENT

Support for creation of Clean Air Zone in city

Cllr Tim Bick said he would enthusiastically support the idea, but there needed to be a strong FINE for breaching the rules, rather than a CHARGE. Said a pollution charge would need to be prohibitive to discourage wealthier drivers.

Hilary Holden says there’s a lot more support for a pollution charge over a comparable congestion charge.

16:42

Clean air zone

Hilary Holden: A pollution charge is only part of it

16:35

Human rights

Cllr Noel Kavanagh

I fully support anything that will reduce the number of cars parked in the city. Streets in front of houses become scenes of conflict. People driving in think they have a human right to park for free. The use of the car is going to have to change. I think that change has to come.

16:33

People are talking ...

16:27

"fails the test of fairness"

Cllr Bridget Smith

I think it fails the test of fairness. Many of the people who have to park on the streets, like students, can’t afford the £20 for the park and ride. I think it is unfair on the people that are least able to choose where they park.

16:17

On-street parking controls

Cllr Roger Hickford worried about residents’ parking.

Says it would simply disperse vehicles around the city rather than encourage modal shift to public transport.

16:05

Who will pay?

Sir Michael Marshall

The cost of this will end up falling on the employees rather than the employers.

16:03

Blunt weapon ...?

Cllr Maurice Leeke:

This will have an effect on South Cambs businesses. They will be hit by this. It is far far less efficient at producing modal shift from cars onto public transport. It is a very blunt weapon.

16:00KEY EVENT

Work place parking levy

All businesses would need to apply for a license

Those with fewer than 10 employee spaces would get a 100% refund

The measure would be enforced with a spot-check system

15:50

Congestion charge

Assembly split right down the middle by this. No clear recommendation for the board.

15:47

Well, should they?

Sir Michael Marshall says no to workplace parking levy. He thinks employers should be PAID for providing spaces

15:31

Foolhardy...

Cllr Maurice Leeke

Congestion charge would subsidise better public transport which would help the less well off people we do care about. We would be foolhardy not to look at this.

15:26

"UNFAIR"

Cllr Kevin Price

I think congestion charging is unfair. It will lead to only the most well-off people being able to drive in the city.

15:23

'This particular nettle'

Tim Bick: Now is the right time to bring in a congestion charge and grasp this particular nettle.

15:19

Reasonable call

15:10

Air quality

Hilary Holden

A pollution charge is one way of keeping a clean air zone. Reducing number of vehicles in an area improves the air quality.

15:09

Congestion charge?

Robin Pellew of Cambridge Past Present and Future: Some kind of driver charge is the only way to address the situation. Current package is “insufficient”

A: Hilary Holden:

Delivering congestion charge would need a sign off from secretary of state for transport, and the cost is unknown. We could end up, eight years from now, having spent a lot of time and money and got nowhere. I think there’s a huge risk with this. It’s not off the table, but I’m not recommending it.

15:01

Each 'petal' is an access zone. Shows city access, without need for cross-city traffic

14:58KEY EVENT

Scale of congestion in the city

14:43

How could this have happened? Without us, Cambridge would be High Street all the way.

Patrick Von Heimendahl of Keep Cambridge Open for Business - petition against PCCPs

How could the City Deal have come up with an idea that would have starved the city centre of the unique small businesses that make it what it is? Without us, the city would just be High Street all the way.

14:37

Adams Road - a busway?

More than 1,000 people have signed a petition against the possibility of Adam’s Road in Newnham becoming a busway to Cambourne.

14:34

Assembly now receiving petitions

-Petition against PCCPs

Nichola Harrison

Public saw the scheme for what it was, a stick without a carrot. It seems the people have won and the scheme is dead. Good riddance. But this petition wasn’t just about dropping the scheme, it was about getting the City Deal to consult properly with the public and get serious about tackling congestion.

14:30

Opinion piece

14:25

Stick to the agenda

Cllr Roger Hickford urges public Qs to stick to agenda items.

14:19

Mr Coates again

Stephen Coates says answer not good enough. Threatens to stop coming to meetings.

Cllr Hickford says he will get full written answers.

14:18

Stephen Coates (Save the West Fields) asks a question

Land owners seem better informed. How can communities get on a level playing field?

A: Bob Menzies says info, including Atkins report, is all available to the public

14:14

Q: Should park & ride site at Madingley Mulch be abandoned?

Given strength of feeling, should the Atkins (Sept 2015) report have been made available to the community?